Willys MB

The Willys MB (commonly known as a Jeep or jeep, formally as the U.S. Army Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4) and the Ford GPW are four-wheel drive utility vehicles that were manufactured during World WarII. Produced from 1941 to 1945, it evolved post-war into the civilian Jeep CJ, and inspired both an entire category of recreational 4WDs and several generations of military light utility vehicles.

Anxious to have one in time for America's entry into World WarII, the U.S. Army solicited proposals from domestic automobile manufacturers for a replacement for its existing, aging light motor vehicles, mainly motorcycles and sidecars, and some Ford Model T's.Marmon-Herrington presented five 4×4 Fords in 1937, and American Bantam delivered three Austin roadsters in 1938. Recognizing the need to create standard specifications, the Army formalized its requirements on July 11, 1940, and submitted them to 135 U.S. automotive manufacturers.

Willys MB

The Willys MB (commonly known as a Jeep or jeep, formally as the U.S. Army Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4) and the Ford GPW are four-wheel drive utility vehicles that were manufactured during World WarII. Produced from 1941 to 1945, it evolved post-war into the civilian Jeep CJ, and inspired both an entire category of recreational 4WDs and several generations of military light utility vehicles.

Anxious to have one in time for America's entry into World WarII, the U.S. Army solicited proposals from domestic automobile manufacturers for a replacement for its existing, aging light motor vehicles, mainly motorcycles and sidecars, and some Ford Model T's.Marmon-Herrington presented five 4×4 Fords in 1937, and American Bantam delivered three Austin roadsters in 1938. Recognizing the need to create standard specifications, the Army formalized its requirements on July 11, 1940, and submitted them to 135 U.S. automotive manufacturers.

After the end of World War II a lot of dust had to settle before serious rebuilding could take place ... Materials were scarce, and improvisation was key to successful living ... According to experts well-versed in the production history of the jeeps that took part in the European Theater of Operations, the vehicle hoods were WillysMB body parts ... .......

• An unrepeatable chance to own a unique Willys Jeep with excellent provenance ...It’s a matter of history that ultimately two manufacturers were successful, Willys Overland Motors with their MB (US quarter-ton Army truck) and later, Ford with their GPW (in production designated GP.)....

Army truck, ¼ ton, 4x4, CommandReconnaissance vehicle, designated as the FordGPW, Willys-Overland MB, or G503, the entire world would know the squared-off little car as the Jeep ...American Bantam, Willys-Overland, and later Ford, entered the fray ... The Ford design was called the Pygmy, and a prototype by Willys-Overland was named the WillysQuad....

I’m a Top-10 list type of guy and replied with a big yes ... The historians were instructed to follow whatever definition or criteria they deemed significant ... OhioanR.E ... What is now sold as the super popular Jeep Wrangler and after World War II as the CJ model (commercial Jeep) started out life during WWII as the WillysMB and the FordGPW, the U.S ... ....

Perhaps the most iconic general purpose four-wheel-drive vehicle of World War II, right next to the Jeep, was the ...The German answer to the WillysMB Jeep, it was over 660 lb (300 kg) lighter, despite having a chassis that was 16 inches (41 cm) longer than its American counterpart. It was capable of achieving a top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h) ... .......

The vehicles had the names Willy>’s Quad and FordPygmy... These models were designated Willy’s MB (or, Model B) ... There were over 360,000 of the Willy’s MB produced, making it the most popular Jeep made during the time ... The Ford GPW and Willy’s MB designs are very similar ... The 1941Willy’s MB had a push button start, literally....

But as impressive as the Humvee's 30+ year production run is, it still only accounts for about 85% of the 335,531 WillysMB, better known as the jeep, manufactured in just four years ... The WillysMB had a top speed of up to 65 miles per hour and could go 300 miles on a single tank of gas....